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Chamber of Commerce: Don't Micromanage OSHA
The Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter urging House leaders to support future amendments of the House FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill that if offered, would block current provisions that compel OSHA to issue a variety of regulations and standards.

ISEA Challenges OSHA PPE Standards Proposal
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has challenged a proposed OSHA rule to regulate the use of safety eyewear and hard hats, and is offering an alternative approach that ISEA says would maintain worker protection.

OSHA Proposes Revisions on PPE Standards
In the May 17 Federal Register, OSHA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the PPE sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals standards.

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Keep the Gloves On!
The cost of hand injuries in just one sector of the construction industry is six times what it would cost those employers to offer every employee appropriate hand protection.

Face the Facts: Your Face Deserves Better Protection
Although it has been said that worker eye safety has improved during the last half decade, the level of protection a worker’s face receives still leaves much to be desired.

Using Your Head
As the head’s protective armor against falling objects, hard hats are the first piece of PPE that construction workers grab when going to a job site. Yet traumatic head injuries still are on the rise. Experts try to explain why.

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NIOSH Mining Guide - Underground Workstation Design Principles | CDC/NIOSH 
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NIOSH Document: Laboratory Investigation of Seat Suspension Design Performance during Vibration Testing, Mining ID: 2171 | CDC/NIOSH 
Mining | Search NIOSH | NIOSH Home | NIOSH Topics | Site Index | Data and Resources | NIOSH Products | Contact NIOSH NIOSHTIC-2 No. 20031198 2006 Laboratory Investigation of Seat Suspension Design Performance during Vibration Testing Document cover page Click the image to enlarge Mining injury statistics show that a significant number of back, neck, and head injuries